THE JOINT South restaurant opened in the Southside Park neighborhood of Sacramento on December 16, 2014 without a huge media fanfare. I get the feeling that suited the owners just fine. At South, you can look forward to dining in an intentionally unassuming, casual setting that’s just...

THE JOINT Pangaea Cafe opened originally as Pangaea Two Brews Cafe in Curtis Park in the summer of 2008. Much like the tectonic plates it’s named after, the focus of this, now beloved, neighborhood restaurant has slightly shifted over the years. It originally starting out...

THE JOINT Just to the right of the Downtown Sacramento grid, on the other side of the Capital City Freeway, you’ll find the friendly village of East Sacramento. And in that village you’ll find a shack. Not just any shack. The Shack. The Shack was...

I attended the 2014 Amstel Light Burger Bash this past weekend in Miami Beach, Florida. This cheeseburger celebration was part of several days of epicurean events included in the South Beach Wine and Food Festival hosted by Food Network. On the flight from California to...